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RE: OT: removing a linux boot loader



DOH!!!!!

 

I have just been to read the following out:

 

I YAM WEE TAR DID

I YAM SOOOOO FOOO KING WEEE TARDID

 

And another *doh*

 

Thanks guys!

Not concentrating so much today.

 

Jonathan


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James [mailto:James@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 July 2002 15:46
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: removing a linux boot loader

 

with a win98 boot disk

fdisk /mbr

to remove grub or lilo  or anthig in the boot record

James

On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 15:38, TAWN Jonathan wrote:
> Hi..

> Apologies for the off topic post.. to cut a long story short,

> I have a 20gb disk, that HAD linux installed on it, so I deleted all the
> partitions (using fdisk)

> Re-created a big fat32 partition, and when I boot the pc, I get a 'grub'
> screen.... And the curser just flashes at me (I can boot off of a cd / disk)

> I need to do this ASAP .... A user brought in his home pc (as they do) (with
> a dead hd) so I found my old 20gb to give (read: sell) to him

> Any help would be most appreciated

> Regards
> Jonathan



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